What We Do
The St. Louis Equity in Entrepreneurship Collective seeks to build systems of race and gender equity in St. Louis' early stage entrepreneurial ecosystem. After the 2017 Summit, this work began in earnest.
Four Action Teams formed and identified eight priority areas around which to organize the Collective's efforts:
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Training
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Data Sharing
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Toolkits
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Wayfinding
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Capital
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Investors
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Culture of Practice
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Facilities
Action Teams
Capacity Building & Training
Data Transparency & Accountability
Equitable Distribution of Resources
Wayfinding & Navigation
ST. LOUIS’ EQUITY IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP COLLECTIVE SUMMIT
On November 30, 2017, more than 150 members of St. Louis’ entrepreneurship ecosystem gathered for the first-ever regional summit on race and gender equity in early-stage entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs, support organizations, funders and investors imagined and committed to actions that build race and gender equity into St. Louis’ existing entrepreneur ecosystem. The summit featured an Equity Primer delivered by Nicole Hudson, Deputy Mayor for Racial Equity and Strategic Initiatives, a panel of investors, entrepreneurs and ecosystem leaders, as well as solution-building work session that identified strategies that are launching a year of action in 2018. For additional information, please click any of the links below:
REVIEW THE DAY’S PRESENTATIONS HERE
REVIEW THE SUMMIT EXECUTIVE REPORT HERE
REVIEW THE SUMMIT REPORT-FULL REPORT HERE